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Be Careful To Ensure A Fun Halloween

While Halloween – dressing up, going to parties and, of course, eating yummy treats — is an exciting time for kids and adults, it can also come with danger. This Halloween, don’t forget to choose safety first.

According to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention blog post, on average, children are more than twice as likely to be hit by a car and killed on Halloween than on any other day of the year. “Children are at greater risk of injury than adults because they are small, have trouble judging distances and speeds, and have little to no experience with traffic rules,” the CDC notes.